Rand Paul digs at Ted Cruz in bizarre new video

Sen. Rand Paul lobbed a new attack at Sen. Ted Cruz on Sunday in the form of an unusual web video the Kentucky senator wants to go viral.

The video, unveiled by Paul’s campaign in an email with the subject line “Time to Audit the TED” features two cartoon characters talking about Paul’s efforts to audit the Federal Reserve, in contrast to Cruz.

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“Did you hear about audit the Fed?” the male character in the video says in a robotic sounding voice.

“Yes, Rand Paul is trying to stop the out-of-control Fed,” the other character, a woman, replied.

“Do others support the Fed too?” the first character said.

“Ted Cruz said so but did not show up to vote,” the second character responded.

Paul, in his email wrote, “I want this video to go viral. Will you help us by sharing it on Facebook and Twitter?”

He also directly knocked Cruz.

“Senator Cruz used to say he stood with me,” Paul said. “He agreed that Americans deserved to know how the Federal Reserve operates in secrecy.”

The attack is yet another example of Paul’s efforts to skirmish with Cruz from a libertarian angle. (Paul has used his push to audit the Federal Reserve as a top draw for libertarian-leaning voters.)

The attack also comes at a time when Cruz is receiving scrutiny for his ties to Wall Street. The New York Times recently reported on Cruz’s failure to disclose a loan he got from Goldman Sachs during his run for Senate. Real estate mogul Donald Trump said that report was a “very big thing.”

Cruz though has also worked to attract libertarian voters away from Paul.